Chapter 28 Chapter 28 [VIP]
Although Zhou Zhi was walking in the front, he always kept his eyes and ears open.
As if noticing Gu Xuanyou's mood swings, Zhou Zhi asked, "Does Mr. Sheng know Ling Suye?"
Gu Xuanyou had regained his composure, his reaction calm and sharp. "I've been in Mobei and other places recently, and I've heard of the demon hunter Ling Suye for a long time. Hearing you two mention him suddenly, I just felt it was a coincidence."
"It's no coincidence. Well, it's no wonder I've been mentioning Ah Ye so often lately. This is where the Ling family used to live. I miss him, and seeing his things just reminds me of him." Xie Qingnian shook his head. "I'll stop talking about it next time."
Ever since Zhou Zhi knew that the visitor was Mr. Sheng, who was once famous in Shangjing City, his attitude became much warmer. In addition, with Xie Qingnian mediating, the three of them talked all the way back to their camp.
Gu Xuanyou was "invited" into a remote tent. Outside the door, a demon catcher from the Du'e Division patted the ground and called on the demon to keep an eye on the tent.
Zhou Zhize went to see the princess again.
The princess's personal maid stepped forward and gestured to Zhou Zhi.
"The princess is resting and is not seen."
Zhou Zhi said, "Okay, I'll come back tomorrow."
The princess's personal guard beside her translated it into sign language, which was then conveyed by the maid.
Just as Zhou Zhi was about to leave, the maid came out again and gestured to him, "The princess was woken by you and is asking you to come in."
Zhou Zhi followed the maid and the guards into the sedan chair. After the maid went to report, the princess' voice came from behind the screen and curtains: "What happened again?"
The word "again" expresses the princess's dissatisfaction at being woken up just after she had rested.
Zhou Zhi didn't dare to neglect the matter and hurriedly said, "Princess, the man who came from the southwest and was acquainted with the 'Jade Demon' is none other than Sheng Li, the eldest son of the Sheng family, who disappeared in the capital three years ago."
There was silence behind the screen.
After a long while, the princess finally said, "Oh, is this the child that Sheng Hui's concubine brought back?"
Zhou Zhi was surprised that the princess actually knew about this and said, "Exactly. About eleven years ago, a beautiful young woman came to Shangjing City, claiming to be Lord Sheng's concubine. She brought a little boy with her. His original name is unknown, but he was later named Sheng Li."
"Master Zhou has a very good memory."
"It's my job." Zhou Zhi bowed hurriedly.
The princess added, "As I recall, the Sheng family doesn't know how to catch monsters."
The implication is, how could Sheng Li be related to the 'Jade Demon'?
Zhou Zhi said, "I asked Sheng Li about this. He knew the Jade Demon, who had opened a Treasure Pavilion in Loulan, because he had bought something there before. However, he came here not because of the Jade Demon, but for another favor. I haven't delved into the details."
The princess thought about it and realized that if he came from Loulan, even if he passed through Mobei, he generally would not have to take this route.
unless……
His goal was the former site of the Ling family.
The princess pressed her solar plexus and sat up: "Let Sheng Li come to see me."
"As you command."
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Ling Suye almost didn't sleep the whole night, waiting for Yunniang's message.
But Yunniang's response was like a stone sinking into the sea, leaving only silence.
Ling Suye, wearing a jade mirror, opened the window. The morning breeze brought not only the fragrance of soil and grass, but also the crisp smell of kumis.
He wasn't the only one who smelled it. Someone even shouted in the street, "Whose wine jar broke last night? What a waste of such good wine."
"Hey, you see, you've never tasted his wine. Such a mellow and fragrant wine can only be brewed by the Liu family."
"This wine is so fragrant. When I get back from herding sheep today, I'll buy a dozen to try."
Mobei is a vast and sparsely populated area, with villages separated by dozens of miles. Therefore, most of the people who can gather together belong to the same tribe.
No matter how familiar you are with each other, you can always chat when you meet.
Someone reminded the young shepherd, "Hey, don't go to the north these days. Something big is happening over there, and it's all fenced off."
The young man was surprised: "Ah? How come I didn't know this?"
"The clan leader gave the order a few days ago, telling everyone not to go over there. I don't know what happened, but just obey. Didn't you see that the cows and sheep don't want to go north?" The person who reminded him continued, "This kind of thing happened frequently when the Ling family was here. Once the monster is dealt with, everything will be fine."
Ling Suye thought he could hear some useful news, but these people seemed to know very little.
It's not their fault. It's mainly because Mobei is a vast area with a sparse population. In addition, there are often monsters causing trouble. The people are used to people telling them, "This place is closed, don't go there during this period."
He thought, if Yunniang had not passed on the message yesterday, he would never have guessed that this was the princess based on the little light from the campfire he saw when he climbed up the hill at night.
Ling Suye thought, Yunniang risked being discovered to pass on the message to him, he couldn't just sit here and wait for death.
Just when Ling Suye was about to close the window, the window of his left bedroom seemed to be hit by something and opened a crack with a "swish".
Then came bursts of joyful sounds.
The words "daytime prostitution" flashed through Ling Suye's mind, and his hand that was closing the window paused for a moment. At this moment, something fell from the small gap in the neighboring window.
He glanced at it and was stunned.
The token was exactly the same as the one he found from the man in black.
Ling Suye tried hard to maintain his breathing, closed the window very gently, and pretended nothing had happened.
But he didn't close the window tightly, leaving a gap.
"It's broken, I lost my token." A female voice came from the next room, "This is a deadly thing, you get up first."
The man seemed to be unsatisfied and buried his face in the woman's neck unwillingly. The next moment, the woman grabbed his neck with one hand and threw him off her body.
The tables and chairs were knocked over.
The man rolled on the ground in pain and begged for mercy. The woman just chuckled, then pulled up her clothes, pulled up her pants, and jumped out of the window.
The common people along the street who saw this scene were about to cheer, but the woman gave them a glare and they quickly turned their heads away.
The woman looked up at the second floor and saw that except for her own room, the windows of other rooms were closed, and it looked like no one lived there.
But she was still worried. After entering the inn through the main gate, she said to the waiter, "The single man has served breakfast and asked me to bring you a message."
The waiter was stunned, but agreed and quickly went upstairs with the woman, carrying breakfast.
"Knock, knock, knock," he knocked on Ling Suye's door.
"Sir?"
No one responded.
The waiter looked at the woman behind him with an embarrassed look on his face and knocked on the door again.
The breathing sounds inside the door changed from quiet and smooth to heavy, followed by a slightly exasperated voice: "Who is it? Disturbing my sleep so early in the morning."
"Sir, please order breakfast." The waiter said with a stiff face.
Ling Suye got out of bed and opened the door with a dazed look on his face. His clothes were disheveled, but he subconsciously reached out to take the plate. He seemed to have just woken up from a dream and said, "I didn't order breakfast—"
Before he finished speaking, the woman took the breakfast from Ling Suye's hand and said, "I remembered it wrongly. This is the breakfast I wanted. You can go down."
The woman turned and left, and Ling Suye pretended to curse.
The woman laughed out loud at this. She turned around and said, "My dear, you are quite cute. You can come find me when you wake up."
Ling Suye responded by slamming the door shut.
The waiter was really confused. Who of these two people served the food?
Also, at the end, the woman invited the man to... to... be intimate? They were in a proper inn!
But now both guests had closed the door, so he didn't want to go up and disturb them. He could only scratch his head and leave in embarrassment.
Ling Suye sat back on the bed, trying to regulate his heartbeat - just now, the moment he took the plate, he poisoned the bowl.
To be precise, it's not a poison, but a flavor-enhancing powder. Eating it alone is fine, but if mixed with mutton, you'll break out in a rash all over your body, followed by paralysis of your limbs.
Ling Suye was not sure if he could succeed in one strike.
He was even more unsure whether the woman would only let her companions eat the meal, so he did not use the poison that would kill instantly, but just tried it out.
Next, we have to wait for the reaction from the neighbors.
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After about a cup of tea, there was still no movement next door, no groaning in pain, and no further daytime orgy.
Ling Suye was not sure whether the woman next door was poisoned or not.
He now has no strength at all, only horrifying poisonous weeds and a harmless appearance.
——His actions just now temporarily dispelled the woman's suspicion.
Ling Suye got up and started to change his clothes. No matter what, he decided to go next door to find out what was going on.
This woman had a very strong aura, completely different from the older man who had died at his hands before.
She was like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, emitting cold light. If she sensed the slightest abnormality, she would completely kill the person without leaving any chance of survival.
The man before liked to use words to break down people's psychological defenses after he had complete control of the initiative.
To sum up, the villain dies because he talks too much.
Ling Suye thought that it would not work to deal with this woman by poisoning her and then killing her, because she would kill him with one blow before the poison spread throughout her body.
So, he could only wait.
Wait for that mild, non-lethal poison to spread.
After tidying up his inner garment, Ling Suye hid the poisoned gold needle into his sleeve. In addition, he also tied a dagger to his calf in case of emergency.
The indigo blue robe showed off the young man's slender figure, and his every move was full of elegance and grace.
Ling Suye narrowed his eyes and mentally simulated the various variables that might occur when entering the other person's room.
The worst case scenario is that the woman is fine, the man she brought with her is poisoned, and then she waits for herself to fall into the trap.
This is a catastrophe.
But the possibility is very small.
Ling Suye felt that with this woman's personality, if she really found out that he was poisoning her, she would definitely come over with a sword and kill him.
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The young man pushed open the door and walked to the other side of the house.
With Ling Suye's hearing ability, he could hear someone guarding behind the door, as if waiting to kill anyone as soon as they entered.
"Dong, Dong, Dong," Ling Suye bent his middle and index fingers and knocked three times, neither light nor heavy.
The breathing behind the door suddenly became heavier. After a brief silence, the man behind the door asked, "Who is coming?"
Ling Suye: "..."
He feigned anger: "You have a man hidden in your room? You just asked me to come over. Do you think you want to have the pleasure of having two women at once?"
After saying this, he wanted to leave angrily.
The door opened behind him and the man held a knife to his back.
Ling Suye glanced back and his whole body tensed up immediately. His feet seemed to be nailed to the ground and he couldn't move.
The next moment, blood was about to splatter on the spot——
"That's enough." The woman spoke, her voice hoarse, sounding like a spent force.
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